Jimmy Doom's Roulette Weal

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The sky wasn’t right.

Like a storm, but less deliberate.

He almost said something to the cashier, but he wasn’t awake yet, wasn’t in the mood to talk anyway.

The bell on the door as it closed behind him woke Craig Dempsey just enough.

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